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In reply to the discussion: So does it come down to this - the best candidates for our principles "can't win", so we must [View all]ladyVet
(1,587 posts)I've been doing it for decades now, and the party is sliding more to the right all the time. Picking a candidate because "at least they're better than a Republican" is only making things worse.
Personally, I'm voting for Bernie in the primary, and if he doesn't win the nomination I'll vote for the Green candidate, or I won't vote at all. I'm tired of doing the right thing, and always ending up in worse shape.
I understand the consequences of where this country is going. I'm female and only five years away from Social Security. How do you think I feel when Democrats talk about "entitlements" and putting SS on the table? When they let insurance companies get away with their policies that make my health care less than a mans?
It's not a warm, fuzzy feeling, ya, sure, you betcha. I feel like I've been robbed, and yet I'm supposed to sit down and eat my peas (for at least as long as I can still afford them, I guess), and let the party that wants my money give it all up to the corporations.
And I still haven't gotten my pony.